Look inside Diddy’s Miami Beach mansion after feds raided it amid bombshell lawsuit

Pictures have emerged following Monday’s shocking raid by Homeland Security Investigations agents at Sean “Diddy” Combs’ mansion on Star Island in Miami Beach.

While agents were rifling around the rapper’s 11,376 square foot home at 2 Star Island Drive, a Miami Herald photograph captured the chaotic scene outside.

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Police cars, evidence vans and uniformed officers were everywhere, as part of an ongoing sex-trafficking investigation into the rap mogul, whose home in Los Angeles was also visited by feds.

Landscapers working near the Star Island compound told a visitor on Tuesday they saw a “tank” ramming the 15-feet-tall gate, which was visibly bent.

Now, we are getting a glimpse inside. The Daily Mail obtained exclusive photos of the state in which the seven bedroom, eight bathroom home was left after the search, which lasted from about 3:30 p.m. until about midnight.

The entire place is upended, with papers, shoes (including countless sneakers) and storage boxes scattered about. Clothes are piled on a bed and chair; the floor is littered with debris, computer equipment and trash. At least one door appears to have busted in, off its hinges.

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Combs was not at home at the time. The rap mogul was questioned by agents at Miami Opa-locka Executive Airport They seized his phone, then cleared him to fly with family and friends to Antigua and Barbuda. On Tuesday morning, the plane was at V. C. Bird International Airport in Antigua and Barbuda, but there is no evidence that Diddy landed there. His current whereabouts are unknown.

In a statement to the Herald Tuesday evening, Combs’ attorney Aaron Dyer called the raid a “gross overuse of military-level force.”

“This unprecedented ambush — paired with an advanced, coordinated media presence — leads to a premature rush to judgment of Mr. Combs and is nothing more than a witch hunt based on meritless accusations made in civil lawsuits,” Dyer said. “There has been no finding of criminal or civil liability with any of these allegations. Mr. Combs is innocent and will continue to fight every single day to clear his name.”

The raids came a month after a bombshell lawsuit filed in federal court in New York by Rodney “Lil Rod” Jones. The music producer claims Combs sexually harassed, drugged and threatened him while they were working on an album together. He is seeking $30 million in damages.

This story was originally published March 27, 2024 at 1:44 PM.

Madeleine Marr

Miami Herald

Celebrity/real time news reporter Madeleine Marr has been with The Miami Herald since 2003. She has covered such features as travel, fashion and food. In 2007, she helped launch the newspaper’s daily People Page, attending red carpet events, awards ceremonies and press junkets; interviewing some of the biggest names in show business; and hosting her own online show. She is originally from New York City.